German artist Uli Westphal started noticing how lawfully enforced standards of agriculture made every lemon, lime and tomato look exactly the same. "The complete absence of botanical anomalies in our supermarkets has caused us to regard the consistency of produce there as natural," he wrote. So, he went to Berlin farmer's markets and photographed a dazzling array of fruits and vegetables, in an effort to document the "last survivors of biological variety." I had no idea!(You can buy the print here.)
P.S. Have you ever seen Food, Inc.?
This is so awesome!
ReplyDeleteJoanna How fun to see these natural curiosities!
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I have seen Food Inc. It blew my mind and made me so happy I do a lot of grocery shopping at farmer's markets. Also, I was a member of a CSA (community supported agriculture) last season and we got fruits and veggies like this ALL THE TIME. It absolutely blew my mind.
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing! People need to know that this is what nature looks like.
This is so interesting and I also had no clue about it! I'm going to check out the Food, Inc. as well. Have a great day.
ReplyDeleteLOL Gosh, only you to find things like these! I'm having a crazy day, but this one made me laugh! Thanks!
ReplyDeleteLife keeps proving that nothing is perfect... why should we try to be, right? ;-)
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living in a small town in italy most of all of our produce at the markets is local and organic and we see all shapes nd sizes of fruits and veggies! it's so cool! especially those curly tomatoes. :)
ReplyDeleteI get many wildly creative strawberries in the garden and some lemons that literally grow as big as cantaloupes- all organic. Must start photographing them!
ReplyDeleteSo great!!! Incredible!!
ReplyDeleteI love the lemons-- too funny!
ReplyDeleteHow interesting! I suppose I never really thought about the diversity in produce and what that meant. That print is lovely, and I'm definitely gonna do more research on this topic!
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ReplyDeleteFood inc. is so well done! everyone should see it!
ReplyDeletecute idea for a poster, especially that we don't see fruits and vegies in those shapes anymore, too bad, they are so interesting looking :)
Food, Inc has sent me on a crusade, no joke. Joel Salatin is my hero!
ReplyDeleteMG, i agree! that scene about burgers with filler and ammonia was INSANE. we've only bought organic meat and dairy ever since watching it.
ReplyDeleteThese are just plain weird!! How crazy!!! I have never seen anything like it!
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What is it about these that makes us blush for a moment? There's this instinctive vaguely embarrassed response. Or maybe that's just me, which says a lot more about me than I'd like!
ReplyDeleteI've seen food inc. Definitely eye opening. As is this collection of photographs.
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LOL! I love it! I almost want to go pet them ^^
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i have gotten a "two in one" carrot before in my organic bag. i always laugh. i think it is so silly. (it's the little things...)
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Eek! abnormal fruits freak me out, maybe because, like you said- I'm so used to seeing fruits that all look the same. Have you seen Bridesmaids? Every bag of carrots has an ugly carrot!
ReplyDeleteSo interesting!
ReplyDeleteI just love ugly fruit, they're like the unloved ugly duckling. And yet, since we're so used to seeing perfect specimens, I always find myself drawn to those. Must stop! Farmer's markets, here I come!
ReplyDeleteHaha! Awesome. I'm sharing this with the Facebook world.
ReplyDeleteI love that he did this. There's so much beauty in the unexpected.
ReplyDeleteI have seen Food Inc. It makes me crazy to think that we mess with such a basic part of out lives- food - in so hurtful a way.
Weird indeed.
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yes, yes yes! thank you for posting this. love food, inc.! supermarket revolution in the way we think about food (breaking those misconceptions of food) is so necessary. thank you for pointing this out, love how he is using art to speak to this huge issue! xo
ReplyDeleteJust last night I cut open a red pepper with another baby pepper inside. :)
ReplyDeleteMy daughter actually gave me some lemons like the one in the first picture. They were so pretty we put them in a bowl and didn't even taste them and they got yucky. But isn't Mother Nature amazing!
ReplyDeleteohhh i love them and their oddness!!!
ReplyDeleteWhat a fantastic idea. I grew up on a small farm and we ate everything--not just the "pretty" stuff.
ReplyDeleteI have seen "Food, Inc." and very much enjoyed it. Joel Salatin is so cool and I love everything that he has to say in the documentary. Michael Pollan is my hero--if you haven't read his books, I highly recommend them: http://michaelpollan.com/books/
THAT LEMON IS RADICAL!! I just 'discovered' your blog. I LOVE IT! I know, I've been under a very large rock. I adore your random images, I especially loved that hotel in Italy with all the crazy slides!! I'd love it if someday you would come check us out over at Julia's Bookbag -- I write about Children's Books and every week I do a feature on toddler books, you might get ideas for Toby! Aloha, Melissa
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Yes to "Food, Inc." I recommend the "Future of Food" to those who've not seen as accompaniment.
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i've seen these! and i've been saving my pennies for the print... i think they are so gorgeous!
ReplyDeleteThese are such funny pictures!!! And yes I have seen Food Inc. - it totally changed my eating habits! For the better though! Just a tad bit more expensive!
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Great pictures - thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteI love it when I find a strangely shaped fruit or vegetable, especially from my garden - it's a prize to find something so unique!
ReplyDeleteThat is such a neat idea. I loved that Food, Inc. got so much exposure in mainstream media. It's so important for people to know these things.
ReplyDeleteI watched Food Inc a couple of weeks ago and it has really changed the way I am now buying my food. Farmers markets are the way too go. But alas, sometimes they just dont always have everything you need. Here is my trip to a my local farmer's market http://saffakate.blogspot.com/2011/06/how-do-you-buy-your-food.html
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I'm pretty sure the lemon is actually a breed of lemon called Finger Lemon or Buddha's Hand. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buddha's_hand) But still, so awesome.
ReplyDeleteI had a strawberry that just looked like the one in the photo in the batch I bought from the farmer's market this past Saturday!!
ReplyDelete...Is it wrong that I named it Joseph Merrick??
...Ok, I didn't REALLY name it, but I DID inform my husband that I had just found the Elephant Man of strawberries.
I love buying the siamese bananas and plantains:) specially cause it's like buying two, and you only pay for one :) haha
ReplyDeleteThis posting reminds me of the food we serve children in public schools. I hope that more people will support Jamie Oliver and the First Lady to help children understand the importance of what we eat and to exercise!
ReplyDeletethis is so neat!
ReplyDeletehahahah poor fruit!! aww odd but still loveable :p
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Anyone who has ever grown fruit knows what fruits and vegetables look like in real life. (And they taste SO MUCH BETTER than the store bought kind.)
ReplyDeleteThey look like they are doing yoga poses! So lovely!
ReplyDeletejust wanted to leave a not saying that these type of fruits and vegetables appear everywhere, even when conventionally grown - it's just that the farmer's eat them because they can't be sold in the supermarket
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ReplyDeleteThis is like the X-Men version of mutant fruit lol A little creepy.
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ah this is brilliant! i remember when i was a kid, my little brother had a total fascination with weird fruits/vegetables. he refused to eat them because he just thought they were such treasures and would save them until they shriveled up :)
ReplyDeleteI had no idea either, how interesting. That lemon is too cute to cut into.
ReplyDeleteI haven't seen Food inc. I am a little too scared to see it, but I know I probably should.
The lemon looks like Buddha's hand, but the strawberry totes freaked me out!
ReplyDeleteI love this post! I always have lots of fun finding various genetic oddities when I am work (I'm a Chef).
ReplyDeleteI may just have to start documenting them!
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oh, really, jenna? that's fascinating, and kind of shoots a hole through his premise :) good to know!
ReplyDeleteThese are crazy! Very nice blog. Also, it's good to meet another Jo (middle name, but that's what my dad calls me). :)
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ieeee.. did anyone eat these afterwards? D:
ReplyDeletethey remind me of intertwined bodies
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This can't have effect in actual fact, that's exactly what I believe.
ReplyDeleteThere's no doubt, the dude is absolutely right.
ReplyDeletewhat the hell happen to those fruits? looks like someone has leave then near to Fukushima or Chernobyl for a long time, and finally some mutations has appear.
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